Create a Clinical Item

Trained Administrators can create new clinical items if required.

Has the following information been considered?

Table 1. New clinical item considerations
Dependencies	Consideration
Clinical workflow	Has the clinical item been considered in the context of an entire clinical workflow?
Central	Is there already a clinical item distributed by Communicare that serves this purpose?
Clinical Item	What speciality can complete the clinical item? (Is the clinical item restricted, for example, to a nurse, doctor, aboriginal health worker.)
	Are there MBS Item codes associated with the clinical item?
	Are there any system codes, rules codes or export codes associated with the clinical item?
	Are there links within the clinical item description, for example to peak bodies?
	Does the clinical item contain local versions of centrally maintained qualifiers? For example, otoscopy.
	Have you considered naming conventions?
	Are there investigation qualifier types used in the clinical item?
	What measurements should be included in the clinical item?
	Is there a shortcut keyword associated with the clinical item?
Automated Recalls	Are automated recall rules required?
Letter Templates	Are letter templates required?
Reports	Are specific reports needed to support the clinical item workflow reporting requirements?
Reports	Are associated scheduled reports required?

Fastpath:

If the clinical item you need is similar to another, you can clone that clinical item and customise it.

To create a new clinical item:

Select File > Reference Tables > Clinical Item Types.
In the Clinical Item Type Maintenance window, click Add.
On the General tab, complete the required information.
For more information, see General tab.
On the General tab, click Advanced and complete the required information.
For more information, see General tab.
On the Keywords & Qualifiers tab, in the Keywords... pane, select the keywords that you want to use for this clinical item.

The keywords grid lists the terms that can be used to locate this item. To add or edit keywords groups, click Edit Keyword Table. For more information, see Clinical Item Keywords and Shortcuts.
On the Keywords & Qualifiers tab, in the Qualifiers... pane, add the qualifiers that make up this clinical item.
For more information, see Keywords & Qualifiers tab.
Tip:
You can add a qualifier to multiple clinical item types simultaneously. For more information, see Adding qualifiers to multiple clinical items.
To add or edit qualifier types, click Edit Qualifier Types. For more information, see Create and Edit Qualifiers.
On the Groups tab, select any groups to which you want the clinical item to belong for reporting and analysis.
To add groups and edit or delete existing groups, click Edit Groups Table. For more information, see Clinical Item Groups.